Wayne Grass

Wayne Grass, 81, Mooresville, died peacefully at home on June 9, 2011. Mr. Grass was born February 7, 1930, in Indianapolis, to the late Chauncey Linton and Doris B. (Teeters) Grass.

Mr. Grass was a 1947 graduate of Mooresville High School, where he played basketball. He attended Purdue University for two and a half years. A lifelong farmer, Wayne also worked in maintenance at Howard Johnson and the Columbia Club of Indianapolis, retiring in 1995. He served in the United States Army as a Medic in the MASH unit during the Korean War. Wayne was also a member of The Church at Mt. Gilead and served on the Morgan County Fair Board for forty years.

Wayne was preceded in death by one great grandchild, Angeline Deel.

Survivors wife, Maxine Grass, to whom he was united in marriage October 19, 1951; daughters, Dee Ann Deel (David) of Mooresville, Brenda Acker (Eric) of Mooresville, Kristy Mattingly (John) of Lebanon; brother, Kurt Grass of Gig Harbor, Washington; 7 grandchildren; 5 great grandchildren.

The funeral service will begin at 2 p.m., Tuesday, June 14, 2011, at Carlisle – Branson Funeral Service & Crematory, Mooresville, with calling there from 4 to 8 p.m., Monday, June 13, 2011. Burial will be in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Glenns Valley, and Terry Crist will officiate. Memorial contributions may be made to the Morgan County 4-H Council, 180 S. Mian Street, #229, Martinsville, IN 46151. Visit www.carlislebranson.com to share a favorite memory or to sign the online guest registry.